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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

A Very Philly Christmas

As a native Philadelphian, it pains me that the only Christmas tradition we're known for is throwing snowballs at Santa Clause. Or did we boo Santa and throw snowballs at the Easter Bunny? Or did we throw snowballs at Santa, boo the Easter Bunny and attempt to sexually assault Jimmy the Greek. Sadly, I think the correct answer is "All of the above."

The City of Brotherly Love, believe it or not, does have a softer side. As a child, one of my favorite things to do at this time of year was to take the train into Center City to see the four-story indoor light show at John Wanamaker's department store. My family and I would jostle for position among the throbbing horde, the adults would hold on to their wallets and we would all get neck cramps as we looked up and listened to John Facenda tell the story of The Nutcracker.

(My football fan readers might remember John Facenda as the former voice of NFL Films. Go ahead, close your eyes and imagine him saying the words, "frozen tundra.")

Now, however, Wanamaker's is Macy's and Julie Andrews is the narrator but the tradition remains basically the same.

I found some poorly shot You Tube video of the proceedings. I wish I could say it's more exciting in person but, really, it isn't.

Traci,Thank you for stopping bye my little corner of the blogosphere.And thank you for sending some of your work to the soldiers.I responded to your comment, but don't know if you go back to check on those things.I wanted you to know that what you and your husband do to support the troups is appreciated.Thank you.Best wishes for a happy New Year.

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Traci Skene is a veteran professional comedian and author and an accomplished humor writer and blogger. She was a featured performer on Episode 3, Season 7 of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." She's a regular contributor to US Weekly's "Fashion Police." With her husband, comedian Brian McKim, she is the author of "The Comedy Bible: The Complete Resource for Aspiring Comedians." Her most recent book, "Sometimes Ask A Man," is available for download on Amazon.com! in 1999, she established the influential online standup comedy website SHECKYmagazine.com.